Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien (Account of all distinguished and commemorable news). The Relation is recognised by the World Association of Newspapers, as well as many authors, as the world's first newspaper.
Idea
The idea of a weekly, handwritten newssheet of Avvisi went from Italy to Germany and then to Holland.
The idea of a weekly, handwritten newssheet of Avvisi went from Italy to Germany and then to Holland.
Year:
The German-language Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien, printed from 1605 onwards by Johann Carolus in Strasbourg, was the first newspaper.
The German-language Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien, printed from 1605 onwards by Johann Carolus in Strasbourg, was the first newspaper.
Status
Carolus published the German-languagenewspaper in Strasbourg, which had the status of a free imperial city in the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation.
Print
In 1605, the first printed weekly newspaper to be published in Antwerp was called Relation.
In 1605, the first printed weekly newspaper to be published in Antwerp was called Relation.
First Issue
The first issue of that states that the news had been collected from various countries by January 15, 1609.
The first issue of that states that the news had been collected from various countries by January 15, 1609.
Idea of Printing
Johann aerned most of his living by producing newsletters which his hand-written in 17th century. Rich subscribes gave very high prices to have them.
In 1604 he owned his printing shop which he bought it from a famous printer. In 1605 he was aware of copying by hand was taking too much time. So he decided to switch to printing. He also figured out that he can earn more money by printing and making higher circulation and sell it for a lower price.
Johann aerned most of his living by producing newsletters which his hand-written in 17th century. Rich subscribes gave very high prices to have them.
In 1604 he owned his printing shop which he bought it from a famous printer. In 1605 he was aware of copying by hand was taking too much time. So he decided to switch to printing. He also figured out that he can earn more money by printing and making higher circulation and sell it for a lower price.
Petition
At that year, he wrote a petition for protecting the rights against reprints to Strasbourg city council which is represented at right.
At that year, he wrote a petition for protecting the rights against reprints to Strasbourg city council which is represented at right.
General
At first he printed four to six pages every week. The first weekly printed newspaper was born and was titled ‘Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien‘. At the beginning, Carolus was the only editor of the newspaper and later on he was helped by a theologian.
At first he printed four to six pages every week. The first weekly printed newspaper was born and was titled ‘Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien‘. At the beginning, Carolus was the only editor of the newspaper and later on he was helped by a theologian.
Censorship
However, Carolus faced trouble after about three years of publishing. He published the news about financial difficulties of the government and only two days later it was decided that Carolus had to be more careful and before publishing anything critical, he was advised to consult the government. This became known as the first censorship incidence.
However, Carolus faced trouble after about three years of publishing. He published the news about financial difficulties of the government and only two days later it was decided that Carolus had to be more careful and before publishing anything critical, he was advised to consult the government. This became known as the first censorship incidence.
European Newspaper
If a newspaper is defined by the functional criteria of publicity, seriality, periodicity, and currency or actuality (that is, as a single current-affairs series published regularly at intervals short enough for readers to keep abreast of incoming news) then Relation was the first European newspaper.
If a newspaper is defined by the functional criteria of publicity, seriality, periodicity, and currency or actuality (that is, as a single current-affairs series published regularly at intervals short enough for readers to keep abreast of incoming news) then Relation was the first European newspaper.
Stanley Morrison
English historian of printing Stanley Morison held that the Relation should be classified as a newsbook, on the grounds that it still employed the format and most of the conventions of a book: it is printed in quarto size and the text is set in a single wide column. By Morison’s definition, the world’s first newspaper would be the Dutch Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. from 1618.
English historian of printing Stanley Morison held that the Relation should be classified as a newsbook, on the grounds that it still employed the format and most of the conventions of a book: it is printed in quarto size and the text is set in a single wide column. By Morison’s definition, the world’s first newspaper would be the Dutch Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. from 1618.
Perished
The Relation was published until 1659.
The Relation was published until 1659.
Further Reading:
[1] ZEIT Article on Johann Carolus [German]
[2] History of Newspapers – Mitchell Stephens
[3] Carolus at Presseforschung Uni Bremen [German]
[4] Zum 400. Geburtstag der Zeitung, Biblionomicon, January 15, 2009 [in German]
[5] Universität Heidelberg: Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien
[6] Johannes Carolus at Wikidata
YouTube Video
https://youtu.be/zWK6c_tflAo
https://youtu.be/zWK6c_tflAo
References
Wikipedia, Times of India, WordPress, Scihi Blog, Multimedia Man, Sage Pub, Google Books.
Wikipedia, Times of India, WordPress, Scihi Blog, Multimedia Man, Sage Pub, Google Books.
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